Tag Archives: BYD

BYD — Build Your Dreams — Goes Bust in the City of Broken Dreams

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

It was the biggest deal Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled off in his desperate effort to show he was actually doing something about the city’s staggering unemployment rate and its loss of economic clout. With $2 million in federal poverty grants … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Job Creation Fantasy: Whatever Happened to All Those Chinese Electric Cars?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

BYD — the Chinese electric carmaker that City Hall promoted as a job creation engine for Los Angeles — finally opened today a year late and a lot of dollars short. “In April 2010 when the deal was announced, BYD … Continue reading →

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Blade Runner City Is Becoming a Reality

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Day by day for years, the policies of the City of Los Angeles have gradually brought to life the dark, dystopian vision of LA as “Blade Runner City” — a toxic town with giant digital billboards on towering skyscrapers flashing … Continue reading →

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